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Strong mag. 6.2 earthquake - 6.2 JUJUY, ARGENTINA on Wednesday, 24 September 2014

Strong mag. 6.2 earthquake - JUJUY, ARGENTINA on Wednesday, 24 September 2014

Strong mag. 6.2 earthquake - JUJUY, ARGENTINA on Wednesday, 24 September 2014
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 196.0 to 186.0 km.
Date & time: Wed, 24 Sep 11:16:12 UTC
Magnitude: 6.2
Depth: 186.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 23.79°S / 66.47°W
Nearest volcano: Tuzgle (24 km)
Primary data source: EMSC
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Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Wed, 24 Sep
Wed, 24 Sep 11:16 UTCM 6.2 / 193 kmJujuy Province, Argentina[Map]GFZ
Wed, 24 Sep 11:16 UTCM 6.2 / 189.3 km46km NNW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina[Map]USGS
Wed, 24 Sep 11:16 UTCM 6.2 / 189 kmNW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina[Map]GeoAu
Wed, 24 Sep 11:16 UTCM 6.3 / 257.3 km132 km al SE de San Pedro de Atacama[Map]GUG (U. Chile)
Wed, 24 Sep 11:16 UTCM 5.9 / 229 kmJUJUY (Argentina)[Map]INPRES

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shake map
(shakemap: USGS)
"I felt it" reports:
Lonodn / not felt: .
Lonodn / not felt
Lonodn / not felt
Lonodn / not felt
Lonodn / not felt
Lonodn / not felt
cerro armazones / MMI III (Weak shaking)
Antofagasta (Chile) (392 km W from epicenter)(no details): It was long with two high points. (via EMSC)
Antofagasta (Chile) (391 km W from epicenter)(no details): fue temblor fuerte y casi sin pauza entre los dos golpes, pense que era de mas cerca (via EMSC)
Earthquakes in same area up to 1 year afterwards (likely aftershocks)
TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Wed, 24 Sep 11:20 UTCM 4.0 / 226 km - [info] (35 km)JUJUY (Argentina)[Map]INPRES
Thu, 25 Sep (7 earthquakes)
Thu, 25 Sep 02:10 UTCM 3.2 / 207 km - [info] (32 km)JUJUY (Argentina)[Map]INPRES
Thu, 25 Sep 04:12 UTCM 2.7 / 369 km - [info] (86 km)JUJUY (Argentina)[Map]INPRES
Thu, 25 Sep 04:12 UTCM 3.1 / 243 km - [info] (78 km)JUJUY (Argentina)[Map]INPRES
Thu, 25 Sep 09:23 UTCM 4.0 / 217 km - [info]Cordon de Puntas Negras (18 km)ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE[Map]EMSC
Thu, 25 Sep 09:53 UTCM 3.0 / 218 km - [info]Tuzgle (29 km)JUJUY (Argentina)[Map]INPRES
Thu, 25 Sep 20:00 UTCM 3.1 / 224 km - [info] (84 km)JUJUY (Argentina)[Map]INPRES
Thu, 25 Sep 22:37 UTCM 3.0 / 219 km - [info]Tuzgle (39 km)SALTA (Argentina)[Map]INPRES
Fri, 26 Sep
Fri, 26 Sep 05:06 UTCM 3.0 / 199 km - [info] (64 km)SALTA (Argentina)
[Map]		INPRES
Fri, 26 Sep 06:23 UTCM 3.1 / 203 km - [info] (60 km)SALTA (Argentina)
[Map]		INPRES
Fri, 26 Sep 14:13 UTCM 3.6 / 243 km - [info] (40 km)SALTA, ARGENTINA
[Map]		EMSC
Sat, 27 Sep
Sat, 27 Sep 01:35 UTCM 3.4 / 116 km - [info]Tuzgle (26 km)SALTA (Argentina)[Map]INPRES
Sat, 27 Sep 20:45 UTCM 3.9 / 195 km - [info]Cordon de Puntas Negras (57 km)SALTA (Argentina)[Map]INPRES
Sun, 28 Sep (7 earthquakes)
Sun, 28 Sep 01:58 UTCM 3.4 / 152 km - [info]Cordon de Puntas Negras (63 km)SALTA (Argentina)[Map]INPRES
Sun, 28 Sep 11:43 UTCM 3.2 / 215 km - [info]Tuzgle (36 km)JUJUY (Argentina)[Map]INPRES
Sun, 28 Sep 16:35 UTCM 3.1 / 206 km - [info]Cordon de Puntas Negras (32 km)SALTA (Argentina)[Map]INPRES
Sun, 28 Sep 16:35 UTCM 3.5 / 197.8 km - [info]Caichinque (25 km)61 km al SE de Socaire[Map]GUG (U. Chile)
Sun, 28 Sep 22:45 UTCM 3.8 / 248 km - [info]Cordon de Puntas Negras (35 km)SALTA, ARGENTINA[Map]EMSC
Sun, 28 Sep 22:58 UTCM 2.9 / 217 km - [info]Tuzgle (36 km)JUJUY (Argentina)[Map]INPRES
Sun, 28 Sep 23:11 UTCM 3.5 / 225 km - [info]Tuzgle (39 km)JUJUY (Argentina)[Map]INPRES
Mon, 29 Sep
Mon, 29 Sep 05:03 UTCM 2.8 / 221 km - [info]Tuzgle (64 km)JUJUY (Argentina)[Map]INPRES
Mon, 29 Sep 08:06 UTCM 3.3 / 222 km - [info]Tuzgle (41 km)JUJUY (Argentina)[Map]INPRES
Mon, 29 Sep 11:33 UTCM 4.3 / 218 km - [info]Aracar (15 km)SALTA, ARGENTINA[Map]EMSC
Mon, 29 Sep 23:21 UTCM 3.1 / 218 km - [info] (84 km)JUJUY (Argentina)[Map]INPRES
Tue, 30 Sep
Tue, 30 Sep 00:14 UTCM 3.8 / 214 km - [info]Cordon de Puntas Negras (31 km)ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE[Map]EMSC
Tue, 30 Sep 13:12 UTCM 3.9 / 227 km - [info]Tuzgle (34 km)JUJUY (Argentina)[Map]INPRES
Tue, 30 Sep 13:12 UTCM 3.4 / 199 km - [info]Tuzgle (40 km)SALTA (Argentina)[Map]INPRES
Wed, 1 Oct (6 earthquakes)
Wed, 1 Oct 03:36 UTCM 2.9 / 219 km - [info]Aracar (40 km)SALTA (Argentina)[Map]INPRES
Wed, 1 Oct 04:51 UTCM 3.0 / 187 km - [info]Cordon de Puntas Negras (56 km)SALTA (Argentina)[Map]INPRES
Wed, 1 Oct 04:51 UTCM 3.6 / 206 km - [info]Caichinque (38 km)SALTA, ARGENTINA[Map]EMSC
Wed, 1 Oct 14:12 UTCM 3.7 / 192 km - [info]Aracar (59 km)SALTA (Argentina)[Map]INPRES
Wed, 1 Oct 15:43 UTCM 4.0 / 199 km - [info]Aracar (10 km)SALTA, ARGENTINA[Map]EMSC
Wed, 1 Oct 16:48 UTCM 3.5 / 204 km - [info]Tuzgle (37 km)JUJUY (Argentina)[Map]INPRES
Fri, 3 Oct
Fri, 3 Oct 04:25 UTCM 2.7 / 149 km - [info] (35 km)SALTA (Argentina)[Map]INPRES
Sat, 4 Oct
Sat, 4 Oct 04:18 UTCM 3.4 / 222 km - [info]Tuzgle (35 km)JUJUY (Argentina)[Map]INPRES
Sat, 4 Oct 04:18 UTCM 3.0 / 209 km - [info]Tuzgle (35 km)JUJUY (Argentina)[Map]INPRES
Sun, 5 Oct
Sun, 5 Oct 01:02 UTCM 3.7 / 240.6 km - [info]Cordon de Puntas Negras (42 km)79 km al SE de Socaire[Map]GUG (U. Chile)
Sun, 5 Oct 04:32 UTCM 3.3 / 228 km - [info] (87 km)JUJUY (Argentina)[Map]INPRES
Sun, 5 Oct 22:20 UTCM 2.7 / 193 km - [info]Cordon de Puntas Negras (51 km)SALTA (Argentina)[Map]INPRES
Mon, 6 Oct
Mon, 6 Oct 00:53 UTCM 2.7 / 207 km - [info]Cordon de Puntas Negras (41 km)SALTA (Argentina)[Map]INPRES
Mon, 6 Oct 09:33 UTCM 2.9 / 219 km - [info]Tuzgle (27 km)SALTA (Argentina)[Map]INPRES
Tue, 7 Oct
Tue, 7 Oct 08:37 UTCM 3.8 / 215 km - [info]Caichinque (31 km)SALTA, ARGENTINA[Map]EMSC
Tue, 7 Oct 12:49 UTCM 2.9 / 227 km - [info] (90 km)JUJUY (Argentina)[Map]INPRES
Tue, 7 Oct 14:06 UTCM 2.9 / 194 km - [info]Aracar (50 km)SALTA (Argentina)[Map]INPRES
Tue, 7 Oct 14:37 UTCM 3.1 / 196 km - [info]Aracar (58 km)SALTA (Argentina)[Map]INPRES
Tue, 7 Oct 20:58 UTCM 3.1 / 203 km - [info]Tuzgle (37 km)SALTA (Argentina)[Map]INPRES
Wed, 8 Oct
Wed, 8 Oct 23:34 UTCM 2.8 / 196 km - [info]Aracar (33 km)SALTA (Argentina)[Map]INPRES
Thu, 9 Oct
Thu, 9 Oct 19:23 UTCM 2.8 / 246 km - [info] (76 km)JUJUY (Argentina)[Map]INPRES
Sat, 11 Oct
Sat, 11 Oct 02:58 UTCM 2.9 / 187 km - [info]Tuzgle (34 km)JUJUY (Argentina)[Map]INPRES
Sat, 11 Oct 20:38 UTCM 3.1 / 234 km - [info]Tuzgle (35 km)JUJUY (Argentina)[Map]INPRES

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